County auditor's office sending out notifications on updated figures

9:59 AM,
Jul. 7, 2013

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Fairfield County property owners who are part of the Current Agricultural Use Value, or CAUV, program are about to see increases of more than 200 percent in the value of their land.

"We are going to be sending out letters explaining the increases in July," said Fairfield County Auditor Jon Slater.

However, the agricultural/natural resources assistant with Fairfield County's OSU Extension office, Stan Smith, said the increases are based on the land only and not farmers' equipment, and buildings and farmers should not be overly concerned. ...